Plantes

The only place we visited, was the Jardin des Plantes, which is charmingly laid out in alleys and parterres; but a circumstance occurred which entirely destroyed the pleasure of our walk, and brought thoughts of woe and crime into the midst of beautiful nature and elegant art.

Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Louisa Stuart Costello 1834

The Frenchman visits the Jardine des Plantes, chats with some pretty women he encounters there, pokes the camel with the tip of his umbrella, and goes home and writes a witty feuilleton on the experience.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Elephant 2010

This year, another exhibition space will be opened at the nearby Jardin des Plantes at the National Natural History Museum.

Next Up at the Grand Palais Margaret Studer 2011

He was a Professor of Invertebrates at the Jardin des Plantes.

A Conversation with Rebecca Stott about The Coral Thief 2010

"I'm thrilled about the Jardin des Plantes," Ms. Flay says.

Next Up at the Grand Palais Margaret Studer 2011

The narrative ranges from delightful scenes at the Jardin des Plantes, the epicenter of naturalist research, to the twisted, dark alleys of the poorer sections of Paris, and each moment transports the reader to a bygone era.

The Coral Thief: Summary and book reviews of The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. 2009

Jardin des Plantes (near Luxembourg) is absolutely breathtaking any time of the year.

What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009

Meanwhile, Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has just arrived in Paris to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes - only to realize that his letters of introduction and a gift of precious coral specimens, on which his tenure with the legendary Dr. Cuvier depends, have been stolen by the beautiful woman with whom he shared a stagecoach.

The Coral Thief: Summary and book reviews of The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. 2009

Fitting in well to the Jardin des Plantes, Paris dealer Chantal Crousel will bring French artist Alain Séchas's green polyester sculpture from 2005 of a beautifully proportioned nude woman with extra-long legs and the head of a big-eyed, friendly cat with stand-up ears price: €110,000.

Next Up at the Grand Palais Margaret Studer 2011

Of the Paris of her childhood, in 1934 Ir ne N mirovsky retained a no less misty memory "of the monkeys in the Jardin des Plantes and their scarlet genitals"; but above all, it was there, at the Tuileries or the Champs - lys es, that she had played with little French children.

'The Life of Irene Nemirovsky' 2010